Helen Yan

Helen Yan is a quantitative ecologist affiliated with the Thriving Oceans Research Hub at the University of Sydney. Her work integrates ecological processes with socioeconomic dynamics, focusing on marine systems like coral reef fisheries and energetic fluxes in marine ecosystems.

• PhD Candidate in the Reef Function Hub and Bellwood Lab at James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• Co-founder of Bayes' Baes, a statistical resource platform for ecologists

Research Interests: Helen investigates how environmental and human-driven changes affect marine biodiversity, particularly coral reef habitats and associated fish communities. Her work emphasizes sustainable fisheries management and the ecological resilience of marine systems under anthropogenic stressors.

Education:

• B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation stream) from Simon Fraser University